- •Unit II. Family life Lesson 8. Family Values
- •Belonging to a family
- •The family in Britain
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Present Continuous Timeline
- •Lesson 9. Family relations
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •The Changing Family
- •Home and family in britain
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1 4. Answer the following questions.
- •The speaker is making a decision as he/she speaks.
- •The speaker is talking about a decision he/she has made.
- •The speaker is talking about an arrangement.
- •Only children
- •Lesson 10. My nearest and dearest
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •The Simons
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Your family tree
- •Lesson 10. Home sweet home
- •2. Answer the following questions.
1 4. Answer the following questions.
Do you live in a nuclear or in an extended family?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of these types of family?
Would you like to live with your grandparents? Why?
What is the perfect number of children to have?
What do you think of married couples who decide not to have any children?
Do you want to have children when you grow up? Why or why not?
How many children would you like to have in the future? Why?
What kind of parent will you be?
What will you teach your children? (what values, beliefs, hobbies, skills, etc.)
Do you have any problems in your family? Why?
Do you often argue with your mother or father? What about?
Do your relatives help you to solve your problems?
What’s the best thing about your family?
What three words do you think best describe your family?
GRAMMAR REVIEW
Talking about the future
15. Work with your partner. Read the following dialogue paying special attention to the ways of expressing future actions.
Sam : |
What are you doing for Christmas this year? Are you staying here in London? |
Rachel : |
Oh, I don’t know, actually. |
Sam : |
Do you want to come and spend it in Somerset with my family? |
Rachel : |
Maybe. What are you planning? |
Sam : |
Well, I’m going to take the day off and drive down on Christmas Eve, because Mum’s having a little party. She always does. Everyone will be there – my brother, Ken, and his wife, Michelle, with their kids. And my sister, Di. My Granny – she’s 92 now! And my mum’s sister, Betty, with all my cousins. |
Rachel : |
Oh, right. |
Sam : |
Then, we’ll have dinner together. Dad always used to make it, but since they split up, Mum does it. We usually have turkey, followed by Christmas pudding – you know, the traditional stuff. |
Rachel : |
What about the afternoon? |
Sam : |
Dad’s coming over in the afternoon, with his new wife. I’m a bit worried about it actually. I don’t know what Mum’s going to say. She isn’t too happy about it. But she had to invite him, and Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Dad. |
Rachel : |
Oh. |
Sam : |
Anyway, in the afternoon we’ll all stay at home and play games, or watch a film on TV and eat chocolates. |
Rachel : |
And are you coming home the next day? |
Sam : |
You mean Boxing Day? No, I’m staying for that. We always have a big lunch with friends. Then we go for a walk, if it’s not too cold or wet. I’ll come back the next day. |
Rachel : |
That sounds lovely, Sam. But I think I’ll stay at home on my own. |
16. Match each sentence 1–8 to the best explanation a–c according to the form of the verb used.
We’re having a big family party on Friday.
My cousins are coming from London.
Ben’s bringing his girlfriend.
I’m going to invite the neighbours as well.
Oh no! I forgot to tell Sam and Alice – I’ll call them.
Mum’s doing all the food.
I’m going to do all the shopping tomorrow.
I’ll make a list of what we need.